RPC I, 3716B

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3716B
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Elaeusa-Sebaste
Reign Uncertain
Obverse inscription Ε
Edition Ἐ(λαιουσσίων?)
Translation of the Elaeuseans (?)
Obverse design helmeted bust of Athena, right with aegis
Reverse inscription [Ϲ]ΕΒΑϹΤΗΝΩΝ ΕΡ
Edition Σεβαστηνῶν Ερ(—)
Translation of the Sebastans, Er—
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 14 mm
Average weight 2.38 g
Axis 1
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The obverse is very similar to another coin of Elaeusa, 3716C: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/74115 but the reverse of that type has the caps ofthe Dioscuri and the name EΛAIOVΣΣIΩN (with ΣΩΔ).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Gromotka coll., ex Savoca Blue 83, 22 Aug. 2020, lot 879
2 2     ✸ Gromotka coll., ex NBS Auctions WA 9, 27–28 Nov. 2021, lot 101